000 FZNT24 KNHC 210157 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-210815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OVERNIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO TUXPAN MEXICO THU MORNING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER NW CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY THU EVENING. ENERGETIC UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWEEPING E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING WILL IGNITE SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT ACROSS E AND SE GULF. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION THU NIGHT AND FRI WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE GULF WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ011-210815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-210815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-210815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-210815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E OF 96W...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN W OF 96W. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-210815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N... AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-210815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .OVERNIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-210815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-210815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING